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静止

HSK 7-9Word · VerbTraditional靜止

static; motionless; at rest

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to be motionless; to be static; to stand still

formal

Commonly used in physics and formal contexts to describe a state of rest relative to a frame of reference.

Yī一
qiè切
wù物
tǐ体
dōu都
zài在
bù不
duàn断
de地
yùn运
dòng动
 ,
tā它
men们
de的
jìng静
zhǐ止
hé和
píng平
héng衡
zhǐ只
shì是
zàn暂
shí时
de的
 ,
xiāng相
duì对
de的
 。

All objects are in constant motion; their stillness and equilibrium are merely temporary and relative.

Zhào照
piàn片
dìng定
gé格
le了
niǎo鸟
ér儿
jìng静
zhǐ止
zài在
shù树
zhī枝
shàng上
de的
nà那
yī一
shùn瞬
jiān间
 。

The photograph captured the moment when the bird sat motionless on the branch.

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Bǎo保
chí持
jìng静
zhǐ止
 ,
bú不
yào要
dòng动
 !

Remain still and don't move!

Dāng当
shí时
jiān间
fǎng仿
fú佛
jìng静
zhǐ止
de的
nà那
yī一
kè刻
 ,
wǒ我
tīng听
dào到
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xīn心
tiào跳
 。

At the moment when time seemed to stand still, I heard my own heartbeat.